Bill Clinton and James Patterson’s “The President Is Missing” will not be making it to the small screen, at least not at Showtime.The premium cabler has decided not to move forward with its buzzy pilot which starred David Oyelowo and was based on the book of the same name by Clinton and Patterson, Variety has learned exclusively from Oyelowo’s co-star Ann Dowd.Speaking at a junket for the new Netflix film “Rebecca,” Dowd revealed that a combination of COVID-19 and current political events were behind the prospective series’ demise.
Another source close to the production confirmed that the pandemic played a significant part in the network’s decision.“[Production] stopped midway and then because of the pandemic, the relevance of it, things.
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